Basket Item Number: Nbz817 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, rectangular, coiled cedar root basket with rounded corners. Parallel slat base and wall construction. Exterior is completely imbricated with a canary grass background and diagonal designs in cherry bark.
Cultural Context
basketry; storage; economic activity
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1910
- Owned by Alan R. Sawyer before December 9, 1983
- Received from Alan R. Sawyer (Donor) on December 9, 1983
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Nbz817
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- cedar root, wood, cherry bark and canary grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- imbricated and coiled
- Overall
- height 18.0 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 9.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish
- Previous Owner
- Alan R. Sawyer
- Received from
- Alan R. Sawyer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1910
- Ownership Date
- before December 9, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on December 9, 1983
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 5
- Accession Number
- 0922/0004